SEX makes babies - that was all the girl said she knew about sex when she was 11 years old, the age at which she lost her virginity.
Now 13, she recounted matter-of-factly how she met her first boyfriend on the social networking site Friendster last year.
They started exchanging messages before taking their online relationship offline, going out in groups with other people they knew from the Internet.
ABOUT THE CASE
THE girl was only 11 when she had sex with her 16-year-old boyfriend in her flat last year. They had met on the social networking site, Friendster.
The pair had sex again on a staircase landing of a nearby HDB block around the same period of time.
The boy, now 17, was arrested and charged with having sex with an underage girl - defined under the law as being under the age of 16.
Don't let children lose themselves in virtual world
The Straits Times runs the girl's answers past clinical psychologist Carol Balhetchet, who is the director for youth services of the Singapore Children's Society
The girl said she thought that after having sex with the boy, the relationship would last. Do girls her age normally think like this?
This is very typical behaviour for a young girl with an older boy.
At her age, she could not have processed the risks and consequences of sex.
She would only be able to focus on her need to hang on to the relationship and see what she did as an investment.
In this article,“The girl said she thought that after having sex with the boy, the relationship would last. Do girls her age normally think like this?” My question to you is: Do girls her age normally think like this? Also, do you think its appropriate to go into a relationship at your age?
Dawn and WeiLing:
Girls normally at her age don't normally think like this. Maybe is just a sense of excitement and the feeling that makes you feel safe when you surf online, these are the reasons that draws you online. At this age, it is not appropriate to go into a relationship. It might be a source of distraction and therefore, it will affect your studies. When you are in a relationship, you might neglect other friends, and there would be a risk of getting too involved with someone too fast. This relationship would change overtime when one or both parties meet new friends and build new relationships. If the couple really break up, they might not be mature enough to handle such a relationship.
So, to protect your hearts from melting, you must be friendly and pleasant. Do not try to flirt. otherwise, you are asking for trouble. If you break an unknown guy's heart, you'd never know how he might plan to get back at you. Another point in to avoid sharing intimate things and feelings with online friends. As you will develop an emotional attachment for these people that will make you vulnerable.
Don't get sweet-talked. You are very precious!
